The Fuza products are handmade from 100% natural sheeps wool from New zealand in the Himalayan region of Nepal. The wool naturally contains lanolin which makes it water resistant and gives it a natural self cleaning effect. The best solution for cleaning our wool products is to just simply hang them outside to air which starts the natural self cleaning process or it can be given in for dry cleaning if and when needed. Any slight variation or irregularities in size and fit or the knitting should be embraced as part of the handicrafted individual character of this particular item.   Lanolin: It's the animal fat that the sheeps wool naturally contains, this fat keeps rain and snow away from the body of the sheep, that's why sheep can stay out on the field and keep warm in any weather all day long, their wool gets wet but only on the surface, it doesn't go through and the wool actually get's warmer when wet. The "Lanolin" also has a natural self cleaning process that takes place when the sheep is outside. The wool still has these "Lanolin" effects when we use it for our jackets and accessories.   If you wish to wash your Fuza wool product then follow these instructions:   Handwash in cold water using only lanolin wool soap, dry flat in towels to suck out the water.   Or   Wash in machine on gentle wool  program using only lanolin wool soap, spin out water in machine and then dry flat in towels to suck out the last water. Wash this product as rare as possible and hang the product out to air instead as much as possible as wool has the natural lanolin self cleaning effect and therefore doesn't need washing very often. If normal soap and or hot water is used when washing this product it will be destroyed!   Enjoy your Fuza!